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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 19
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,015 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 1,095▲ 476 vs year ago 539 · +88.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 195▲ 36 vs year ago 91 · +39.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 7▲ 22 vs year ago 15 · +146.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower, with 550- 700 lbs heifers steady. Bulls 7.00 to 16.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.50/cwt on 299 head.
Average price
$148.50
299 head · 624 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$36.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.30
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2635151.22960269
Medium and Large 2-3521131.2668316thin
Small 1-2558116.716517thin
Medium and Large 3533114.956137thin
One grade step is worth $36.27/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale299 hd
148.50
—
TN average7 barns · 2,065 hd
148.20
+0.30
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,59396.661,54011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42582.001,16811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20876.4492317
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03861.1363431

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,305$1,0872thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,0001thin

Every lot

104 lots · USDA AMS · Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280175.09/cwt170.00–180.004902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288195.39/cwt180.00–210.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330200.40/cwt185.00–220.006614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330173.43/cwt170.00–180.005723
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3374171.08/cwt165.00–175.006405
Steers—Medium and Large 3380132.50/cwt132.50–132.505041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383195.89/cwt172.50–225.0075013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421181.37/cwt170.00–195.007645
Steers—Medium and Large 3425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
Steers—Small 1-2445132.50/cwt132.50–132.505901
Steers—Medium and Large 3455112.50/cwt112.50–112.505123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465147.50/cwt147.50–147.506861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479166.07/cwt150.00–174.007954
Steers—Small 1-2515127.00/cwt127.00–127.006541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531172.44/cwt161.00–189.0091620
Steers—Medium and Large 3540124.27/cwt122.50–126.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565138.00/cwt138.00–138.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574175.06/cwt160.00–183.001,00515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy616177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0907
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616168.87/cwt165.00–176.001,04016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626166.77/cwt145.00–173.001,04426
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640150.00/cwt150.00–150.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 3645126.00/cwt126.00–126.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663138.92/cwt132.00–146.009212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679153.69/cwt139.00–168.001,04413
Steers—Medium and Large 3690107.50/cwt107.50–107.507421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712152.67/cwt145.00–156.001,08715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2759138.60/cwt133.00–150.001,0523
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2857147.65/cwt145.00–149.001,2653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932136.71/cwt132.00–139.001,2743
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278148.99/cwt140.00–157.504142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334170.28/cwt142.50–184.0056912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369177.58/cwt157.50–190.006554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421153.09/cwt144.00–165.0064513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423143.42/cwt142.00–145.006072
Heifers—Small 1-2440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3464136.91/cwt130.00–145.006354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478153.62/cwt145.00–167.0073426
Heifers—Small 1-2490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522150.52/cwt144.00–158.0078619
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522116.93/cwt112.50–125.006105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528160.09/cwt156.00–163.008457
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573131.37/cwt128.00–136.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576152.12/cwt145.00–158.0087653
Heifers—Small 1-2577109.59/cwt105.00–112.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621146.00/cwt146.00–146.009076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621142.93/cwt128.00–153.0088821
Heifers—Small 1-2623134.11/cwt130.00–138.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677141.74/cwt132.00–151.0096016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720118.00/cwt118.00–118.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721135.01/cwt120.00–145.0097311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768139.58/cwt130.00–146.001,07210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3784116.19/cwt112.50–118.009113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860154.48/cwt133.00–155.501,32966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2415121.33/cwt110.00–130.005043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422177.83/cwt150.00–190.0075017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466163.53/cwt132.00–178.0076217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476137.42/cwt127.50–146.0065411
Bulls—Small 1-2478122.17/cwt110.00–135.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517138.27/cwt130.00–157.007155
Bulls—Small 1-2525122.57/cwt120.00–125.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528119.86/cwt110.00–130.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533138.82/cwt130.00–150.0074020
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568139.95/cwt129.00–147.0079519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571125.85/cwt110.00–130.007197
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583112.53/cwt110.00–115.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612133.03/cwt125.00–140.0081411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628128.74/cwt125.00–130.008084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667137.60/cwt125.00–144.0091811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin695142.00/cwt142.00–142.009871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723131.24/cwt119.00–140.009497
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770116.00/cwt116.00–116.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815116.00/cwt116.00–116.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840108.00/cwt108.00–108.009071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875112.00/cwt112.00–112.009801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15578.89/cwt72.00–85.009112
Bulls——1,66897.46/cwt85.00–108.001,6267
Bulls——1,768111.65/cwt110.00–113.001,9742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99061.50/cwt61.50–61.506091
Cows—Lean 85-90%99854.01/cwt47.00–60.0053910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06064.67/cwt58.00–71.0068620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12089.00/cwt89.00–89.009971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21375.66/cwt67.00–83.0091816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40780.90/cwt78.00–85.001,13810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,4881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,086.92/head960.00–1,225.001,0872

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.